KU & inter exams postponed : Karachi voilence

KU, inter exams postponed
Karachi, May 20: The Sindh government announced on Wednesday that all
educational institutions in the city would remain closed on Thursday.

However, prior to the announcement, the University of Karachi had
already postponed its semester examinations scheduled for Thursday in
view of the poor law and order situation in the city.

In view of the late-night announcement the intermediate examinations for Thursday were also postponed.

KU Vice-Chancellor Dr Pirzada Qasim said that the examinations of
various departments would not be held on Thursday and new dates for the
postponed papers would be announced later.

He said that the
decision was taken by the university administration in consultation
with the law-enforcing agencies in view of the fact that the varsity
had to send its point buses for its students.

The Board of
Intermediate Education, Karachi, which had earlier decided to hold the
HSC Science Part-II paper as per schedule on Thursday, also postponed
the papers.

BIEK Chairman Anwar Ahmed Zai said that as
the Sindh government had announced the closure of all schools and
colleges on Thursday, the intermediate exams scheduled for Thursday had
also been postponed. Dawn

FUUAST Gulshan campus news
Karachi: The Federal Urdu
University, Gulshan campus, will be closed on May 20 and 21 (academics
and public dealing) while the offices will remain open. Centre for
Research in Mathematical Sciences, Federal Urdu University has
announced that examination forms for PhD (First Semester) will be
accepted up to May 24. The news

Chinese delegation visit KU
Karachi: Pak-China friendship is not only long lasting but also
ever lasting because we have transferred the token of love for each
other to our younger generations as well, said a Chinese delegation
that visited the University of Karachi (KU) on Wednesday. "This mutual
affinity will help us in every field of life be it education or any
other social interaction."

The delegation was led by Prof Dr
Shi Jian, Vice President of Sichuan University. He was accompanied by
eminent faculty members and 20 students of his university. Their trip
was arranged by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan.

Vice
Chancellor, KU, Prof Pirzada Qasim, gave a brief account of the
achievements of the KU and insisted upon initiating collaborative
research projects and students' exchange programmes between the two
countries in the future because, according to him, past interactions
have proved to be fruitful in every respect.

Executive
Director of the Pakistan Study Centre in Sichuan University Chen Ji
Dong was felicitated by Dr Jafar Ahmed, Director of Pakistan Study
Centre, KU, who appreciated the efforts of their institute in China and
offered to establish a centre for Chinese studies at the KU.

Dean
Faculty of Management Sciences Prof Dr Abuzar Wajidi suggested exchange
programmes between the two universities and suggested initiations of
dialogue on the concept of HR and Management.